She no start...

A couple weeks ago the Jeep just quit running. At the time, I thought it was a clogged fuel filter, so I re-did the whole fuel line from the tank forward through the filter and pump. Still no start.

Looking elsewhere, I eventually peeked inside the distributor and the mechanical advance was broken at the spring mounts. Both of them. After getting a used dist at Willy's Works down the road and rebuilding it, it's still a no starter.

Looks like it's getting juice from the coil, so now I'm thinking the Pertronic ignition may have died.

Anyone have an experience like this?

 

There is power to the coil and to the Pertronix, as they are both at the +. Also pulsing at the -. And spark from the center of the coil.

 

Yep. Didn't seem like a particularly strong spark but there was spark.

I did change coils a while back and put in an old Super Coil I had laying around. But I changed it back to a stock coil yesterday, thinking initially it was part of the problem. I wonder if I cooked the Pertronic? It ran well for a few weeks with the other coil before the no running part began.

And when it quit, it was just idling, then stopped.

 

Hummmm... Then where would you think I should look next?

 

Not sure. I'll check that tomorrow. I put on a new cap and rotor so there should be.

 

did ya squirt a little gas down the carb to make sure your gettin gas

 

And starting fluid, too.
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timing!!?? rotate dist while someone turns key. could you be that far off of tdc after re-installing dist.??

 

He replaced the original with the broken springs with a rebuilt he got from Willys Works.

Timing could be off.

 

did you pull the plugs an take a look at them maybe to much gas has them to wet to start.

 

I did have the distributor out but it went back in the same way it came out. I just checked and have no spark at the plugs. No power to the + side of the coil. Steady power to the - side but no pulse. I thought I checked it earlier and got a pulse on the negative side. This is weird.

So what do you think now? Maybe the ignition switch for the no power to the + side? Try a new coil first, then change out the Pertronic?

 

My petronix did the same thing wouldnt pulse had power to the coil sent the petronix back it was bad and it was brand new their sending me a new one .

 

I'll check the coil power in the morning. Didn't think about jumping it. I heard somewhere that Pertronic guarantees their units for five years, so that's something to think about, if I can find the receipt.

 

I jumped power to the + coil terminal but still nothing acts like it wants to start. Interesting that with the key off and power to the + side, the electric fuel pump runs. Must be on the same side of the ignition switch.

At this point it's looking more and more like a bad Pertronic unit. Anything else to check?